Rene magritte art

This exquisite gouache combines two motifs that were central to Magritte’s work: the juxtaposition between night and day and the open doorway or threshold. Painted with the delicacy and precision that marks the artist’s best work, it epitomises his enigmatic and captivating compositions.

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Surrealism

Rene Magritte

This surrealistic painting shows two men in black suits floating over a landscape showing a sky covered in grey clouds, empty road and distant mountains. The men are, in fact, the elements of the picture that the viewer would probably notice first, not only because of their strange situation in the space but also because of the dark colors used to paint their suits, contrasting the soft grayish tone of the clouds and the foggy blue hue of the mountains below the scene. It is a very…

rene magritte. l’Empire des lumières (1954)